Imprint from colophon

"Imperatorum & illustrium viroum ac mulierum vultus ex antiquis nomismatibus (sic) expressi: emendatu correptumq[ue] (sic) opus per Andream Fuluium diligentissimum antiquarium"--Colophon

Illustrations: the woodcut portrait roundels (printed white on black) are possibly by Ugo da Carpi; see Sander. John Cunnally argues in Images of the illustrious (Princeton, 1999) that the ill. are rather by Giovanni Battista Palumba. The ports. are within elaborate ornamental borders (printed black on white)

"Cet ouvrage a été fait d'après la collection de médailles de Jean Mazochi"--Brunet

Signatures: A-2G

Includes index

Sander

Brunet

Binding, c. 1: old sheepskin, tooled in blind. Rebacked, with author, title and imprint in gilt. The edges sprinkled red and black. Remains of 2 pairs of dies at foredge. Copy 2: modern vellum. Author, title and imprint neatly written on spine. The edges sprinkled red and purple

At upper left-hand corner of front pastedown (c.1) is booklabel of Theodore Besterman, signed with initials P.S. At head of leaf [II]r (c.2) is old owner's inscription

cxx leaves 17 cm

Sig. A-Z, AA-GG in fours

Ornamental borders

At end: Imperatorum: & illustrium virorum ac mulierum uultus ex antiquis nomismatibus expressi: & breues tituli cum inscriptionibus appositi per diuersos doctissimo viros: sed pro maiori parte per Andream Fuluium diligentissimum antiquarium a quo emendatu[m] correptumque est totum opus

Illustrations: the woodcut portrait roundels (printed white on black) are possibly by Ugo da Carpi; see Sander. John Cunnally argues in Images of the illustrious (Princeton, 1999) that the illustrations are rather by Giovanni Battista Palumba. The portraits are within elaborate ornamental borders (printed black on white)

"Cet ouvrage a été fait d'après la collection de médailles de Jean Mazochi"--Brunet

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